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As of 6/10/2000, this page will be updated bi-weekly.

All sites listed below are either very funny or have a shitload of pathos.

That being said: scroll down a few inches...

...now
...do it
...SCROLL DOWN to the orange bar

O.K., Czech it out y'all:
IN REGARDS TO THE ORANGE BAR DOWN THERE: the top right is the site name, click there to visit the site. To the left is a three or four word evalutaion of the site's strengths, in decending order. Got that?

A long version revue accompanies the illustration or sample text from the site. At the bottom of each long version revue is an "OFFICE RATING," this rates the site on how easy it is to read when you're on the clock at work. I base these judgements on criterium like: whether or not the site features questionable pictures or text that might get someone fired and whether the site can be read in small incriments: in case you're forced to actually do some work, can you easily pick up where you left off when the boss turns their back again? Or should you wait till your private time at home so you can look at it for hours straight?

Love,

COMMONPLACE©



fledgeling : utilitarian : informative : creative Bay Domain
BayDomain is a great place FOR WRITERS STARTING OUT to PUBLISH materials.Once enough of the Tampa Writer's Guild gets involved, Bay Domain will be the solid ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT alternative when the Weekly Planet chokes on itself. BayDomain features pictures from local and BIG NAME shows, interviews with local and BIG NAME BANDS, REAL AUDIO and VIDEO featuring LOCAL BANDS and some NATIONAL BANDS, COMPLETE local concert listings and even restaurant reviews. ONCE AGAIN---Submitting writing to places like BayDomain is a great way to get your writing career off the ground. I began my humble career as a writer to get free shit. Submitting to local, grass roots entities like BayDoman, gets your name known in circles that WILL HOOK YOU UP WITH FREE RECORDS TO REVIEW and GUEST LIST PRIVELEDGES. Then comes the power, then comes the women, then the cocaine. Piles of it.   
OFFICE RATING: 9
cute : retarded MAUREEN PRESENTS: "Fun" Maureen's Funhouse of Fun
These are some of my sister's sketchbook drawings. They are childlike in their beauty and just plain creepy. I think that, after you look around this joint, this here funhouse, i think you'll agree that they don't call this place a "fun" house for no good reason. I think you'll leave here thinking, "man, that place was sure...interesting." And then you'll think, "and fun, also." It's an angelfire site so it takes a second to load.   
OFFICE RATING: 7
intellectualy stimulating : funny : clever Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency

(FEATURED WRITERS: Dave Eggers, Sarah Vowell, Neal Pollack, Todd Pruzan, many others) This is in my top three favorite things on the web. Physically, McSweeney's is both a quarterly literary journal and a website, published by the young Mr. Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. McSweeney's is funny. And you can't argue with funny. Unless you have a Master's Degree. And even then, funny will just laugh in your face if you try to argue with it. McSweeney's tone is sometimes absurd, but rarely silly. It may fly over your head; but like some sort of military plane, you will crane your neck and stare skyward, fascinated at its underside. And you will relish its deafening roar. Begin with the ARCHIVES. It's a ratio of about 5 brilliant pieces to one questionable one. And the pieces are short enough that you can sneak one or two an hour at work, like cigarettes. And if you read enough of them, you will feel intellectually replenished like you just read a book.   
OFFICE RATING: 9 1/2
(depending on your degree of irony, this site is):
metal : engrossing : gross: oblivious : informative
Metal Sludge
   Once inside this METAL SLUDGE go to DONNA's DOMAIN. METAL SLUDGE itself covers the wide, wild world of those still clinging to the spirit of L.A. Rock N' Roll circa 1987. But DONNA'S DOMAIN has what you really want: extensive, exhaustive documentation of groupie gossip and STATISTICS (dick size, how long he went, if he bought the groupie breakfast in the morning) on all your DIRT-ROCK-era favorites: complete sexual reports on all the members of RATT, Slaughter, David Lee Roth, Pantera...EVERYTHING. If you get caught reading it at work, your boss will send you to "Diversity Training." OFFICE RATING: 5 1/2
relatable : innovative presentation : voyueristic : well written Musings of The Gus
Were it not for The Gus there would be no Commonplace: GUS has been documenting his life for 6 years. His well written BIG FUN GLOSSARY, exhaustingly documents every friend foe and phenomenon during his youth getting fucked up on Robitussin (extensive tails of Robitussin abuse) in Charlottesville, it's a fucking acheivement. Amazing use of links from the journal to the glossary, as well as photo documentary, really leave you feeling like you know GUS. Because of his tenure, he has a huge fanbase he's picked up through the years and his FORUM board is always blowin' up with fun discussions from all the people who feel they know him. Begin at "Big Fun, a Social Documentary," for tales of Gus and his friends living the poverty stricken artfag/punk life we live. He currently documents his life (at 30+ years old) but he has turned into a boring psuedo-yuppie who eats out every meal and fights with his girlfriend alot. But if you begin from the beginning, it's fascinating to watch the metamorphosis.Highly addictive but easy to consume in small chunks.   
OFFICE RATING: 8
oblivious : hilarious : ambiguously racist myself
The guy to the left's 'singles' add: seems he wants to meet the perfect woman just as bad as we do. And he thinks his class, unique style and WEALTH can lure an American wife. I cannot describe the wonders of this 'personals' add just as Marco Polo was not able to describe the spices he'd discovered in the New World: taste sensations he'd never experienced. This was made for the office: in 20 seconds you die laughing, in one minute you're done, and still laughing.  
HIGHEST OFFICE RATING: 10
honesty : beauty : fledgeling November Foxtrot Whiskey


Art and sometimes music and other things from the members (and half members...such as, violinist, Liza Wakeman) of local, elegant, experimental country group: NOVEMBER FOXTROT WHISKEY. The first exhibit is the visual art of lead guy, Aaron Lepley. He is gay.

The picture to the left: Aaron drew and painted it with some pencils and his own blood, the day he had his wisdom teeth removed, he opened his mouth and dripped over the paper and made this drawing with his blood. The other works in the collection are a lot more up beat and do not incorporate blood.   

OFFICE RATING: 9
visual : topical OLDEST AND DEAREST: the friendship gallery

A collection of TAMPA scenes from MY OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIEND WHO IS ALSO MY DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR, aka, DJ Pretty Bird, aka, Your Musical Friend, aka...   
OFFICE RATING: 9
beautiful : sublime PHOTOGRAPHY by Lance Robson: landscapes and remixes
I'm going to refrain from cute comments on Lance's page out of respect for a true artist amidst all the imposters. If I ever come into a wealth of wealth, I'm going to pay to have a huge exhibition of Lance's miniature landscapes.Check it...   
OFFICE RATING: 8
funny : gross : well written Stinky Meat
Have you ever wondered what really goes on when meat rots and becomes maggot-infested, without all the hype and misinformation? Now you will know. The narrative tone of this piece/project pushes it toward greatness. It's surprisingly hi-humor given the subject matter. The experiment lasted 19 days, I believe. So, if your boss comes around the corner and you have to do some work, you may experience irritation while wondering what happens next: better to consume the whole thing (1/2 an hour...) in one sitting.  
OFFICE RATING: 7 1/2
rare opportunity : life changing : informative SYCOM
SYCOM studios are the laboratories for the electronic music students at USF. The studio has old rare equipment (Moogs mostly) and three working studios (1 analog, 1 digital, 1 computer studio...one of each, like a chimichanga special). And if you take a few classes that teach you to use the studios, you can use them for free. The SYCOM path wil lead you to your own technical and artistic prowess. Take these courses, and you may end up making money doing something you love, and you won't have to worry about whether your boss catches you looking at websites when you're suppose to be working.  
OFFICE RATING: 6
innovative presentation : well written : TRULY dynamic word


WORD is the written word presented in multi-dimensionally. It has a lot of moving parts: take that for what it's worth. Very good short stories by people in their twenties and up, artistically utilizing computer technology: fiction wrapped in computer tricks as well as strange artistic video games and short films. WORD is not suitable for looking at at work unless you have a fast powerful computer (i do at work). But I urge you to look at WORD when you have leisure time. Very rewarding on a lot of levels.